DROUGHT CONDITION AND MANAGEMENT

STRATEGIES IN INDONESIA

August 1997

June 1997 July 1997

Monthly rainfall distribution of Indonesia 1997 El Nino year

DROUGHT PHENOMENA IN INDONESIA

• Drought in Indonesia generally occurs in dry season

period.

• The impacts of drought worsen when occur in

coincidence with El Nino severe drought impacts in

1997, 2002, and 2007, associated with forest fires in

Sumatra and Kalimantan.

• Other factors influencing drought in Indonesia: nature

of land/forest, desertification, climate anomaly

Drought Monitoring and Early

Warning System

Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) 1 – Month of Indonesia 1997, El Nino year

June 1997 July 1997

August 1997

Article 18 Protection of forest fires is to avoid damage to forests caused by:

a. human actions b. natural forces.

Article 23 In order to prevent forest fires, included : 1. create a map of the

national forest flammability; 2. develop a forest fire information

system; 3. establish a partnership with the community; 4. set the

standard fire control equipment; 5. education programs and

campaigns to make fire control; 6. set fire prevention training

patterns; and 7. implement guidance and supervision

Government Regulation No. 45/2004

FIRE DANGER RATING SYSTEM (FDRS)

Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP)

Fine Fuel Moisture Index Level of Difficalty in Fire Management

Gaps and Expectations

- Capacity building in seasonal sub seasonal climate

prediction (in relation to El Nino, rainfall anomaly,

etc);

- capacity development on vulnerability, risk and

impact assessment of drought.

- Drought prediction is essential for salt industry

- Public awareness campaign on better management of

water, land and forest treatment

- Partnership and cooperation for sharing and

enhancing drought monitoring and prediction

Thank you…